Capo: 4 Tuning: D A D G B E

Hi. I don't like playing this song in standard tuning as suggested by the other submissions, so I am using the Drop D tuning. If you are interested in learning the intro with a similar tuning, here is a fantastic tab explaining it: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/t/the_barr_brothers/even_the_darkness_has_arms_intro_tab.htm The chords I'm adding are relevant after the intro. Enjoy. TUNING: Drop D D A D G B E CAPO 4th Fret Chords: Finger Picking (my preference): G Am D Em C Cmaj7 E-------------------------------- 0-------------------------------------------- B----0-----1-----3-----0-----1----0-------------0-------------0---------------- G----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----0-------------------0---------------0-------- D----0-----2-----4-----2-----2----2----------------0--------------0------------ G----------0-----------------3----3-------------------------------------------- D----5-----------0-----2----------------------5------------5------------------- Intro: G Em G Em G Em G Em C D C D C D C D G G

I was ^Gholding my breath when the tightrope walker ^Gslipped into the moonglow Saying ^Amall my children follow me, maybe it's time to go^G You can be ^Dchrome when you're ^Emwise You can be ^Dwise when you're ^Gblue And baby ^Dif I ^Emhave, then I ^Dhave for ^Gyou ^G

^GBribing the jury to keep me in jail singing ^G"Tea for the Tillerman" And ^Amalthough I lie fantastically I ^Amswore an oath on my history It's a ^Ammiracle I can s^Gee You can be ^Dwrong when you're ^Emright Even when you're ^Dright on ^Gcue And if I ^Ddie to^Emnight, then I ^Ddie for y^Gou ^G

^GCalling on those that call me son, great-^Ggrandson, or grandson Great ^Amuncles, aunts and relatives to ^Amjudge what I have d^Gone Gonna make ^Dright by ^Emyou Even if it's ^Dall I ^Gdo And if it's ^Dall I ^Emdo, then I ^Ddo for ^Gyou

-Intro Riff- C D C D C D C D G G

^GPeople will raise a whole lot of hell about the ^Gwater and the wind-mill And alt^Amhough I stab chaotically it ^Amhurts no one but ^Gme Even the ^Ddarkness has ^Emarms But they ^Dain't got ^Gyou Baby, ^DI have ^Emit, and I ^Dhave you ^Gtoo

And a ^Clight in the ^Gwindow to ^Dpass the night ^Gthrough ^G May be ^Gso unc^Emertain but ^Dwhat can ^Cmaj7I do ^Cmaj7 ^GKeeping it ^Cmaj7on, ^Gkeeping it ^Don ^D And I ^Gknow I ^Emlike it but ^Dwhat does ^Cmaj7that prove ^Cmaj7 ^GSometimes I worr^Dy I don't know ^Dhow to love ^Gyou ^G

-Solo- (rythm section: verse) G G G Am Am G G G G Am Am G D Em D G D Em D G

I ^Gbring to you with reverend hands all the ^Gbooks that my love abides Kind ^Amwoman that my passion wore like the ^Amshoreline wears the ^Gtides Maybe the ^Dwater went ^Emdry Keeping an ^Deye on ^Gyou And with an ^Deye on ^Emyou, it could ^Ddrown me ^Gtoo

^GPeople will raise a whole lot of hell about the ^Gwater and the wind-mill And alt^Amhough I stab chaotically I ^Amswore an oath on my history It's a ^Ammiracle I can ^Gsee Even the ^Ddarkness has ^Emarms But they ^Dain't got ^Gyou Baby, ^DI have ^Emit, and I ^Dhave you ^Gtoo

-Intro Riff- C D C D C D C D

The Barr Brothers - Even the darkness has arms